Why and how do we use IG Client Sentiment in trading? See our guide and real-time data. US 500: Retail trader data shows 20.1% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.98 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 7.7% higher than yesterday and 18.9% higher from last […]

The FOMC policy announcement leads a loaded docket of top-tier event risk including rate decisions from the BOE, SNB and BOJ as well as New Zealand GDP and Australian jobs data. US Dollar Forecast:US Dollar May Rise on Fed Optimism, European Political Woes The US Dollar may extend last week’s late rally as the Federal […]

Talking Points: Australian Dollar little moved following the RBA monetary policy announcement The central bank left rates at 1.50%, seeing it at a proper level for the economy Australian GDP data is due on Wednesday, China CPI and trade balance follow What do retail traders’ buy/sell decisions hint about the Australian Dollar trend?Find out here. […]

Financial markets face a steady stream of heavy duty scheduled event risk that is likely to make for ample volatility across the asset spectrum in the week ahead. US Dollar Forecast:US Dollar Faces Trial By Fire as Top Tier Data Hits the Wires The US Dollar faces a challenging week ahead as a steady stream […]

Talking Points: Euro falls even as Macron wins French presidential election NZ Dollar before RBNZ meeting, Aussie falls after China data Japanese Yen may rise as sentiment sours around the markets The Euro declined even as market favorite Emmanuel Macron emerged victorious in the second round of the French presidential election. As argued previously, the […]

Economic event risk makes a dramatic return in the week ahead as central banks in Japan, the UK and the US offer rate decisions all while top-tier data flows across the wires. US Dollar Forecast: US Dollar Still in Trump Watch Mode as FOMC, Key Data Loom The US Dollar might have been encouraged to […]

US Dollar Forecast: Has the US Dollar Rally Gone Too Far? The US Dollar may retreat after surging to a 14-year high last week as traders mull a still-uncertain fiscal outlook at the heart of the narrative driving the currency upward. Japanese Yen Forecast: The BoJ’s Pain has Quickly Reversed. But Will They? The Bank […]

Talking Points: – The dust has settled from U.S. Presidential Elections but price action is continues to burst higher in many global equity indices. To read more about what is driving this: Trump Reflation Trade Fueling US Yields, US Dollar Rally – Bond yields are putting in brisk moves higher as the global reflation trade […]